Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Your Majesty, did Xing Yuanyin offer a good plan?"

"Well, it is indeed a good strategy, and there are some things I don't know. It turns out that the late emperor had heard of Yang Jiye's bravery a long time ago, and wanted to subdue him for Song Dynasty. He wrote a letter to persuade Liu Jiyuan of the Northern Han Dynasty to surrender. Yang Jiye also knew that the battle was not going well, so he advised Liu Jiyuan returned to the Song Dynasty, but the ministers of the Northern Han Dynasty opposed it, and Liu Jiyuan did not make up his mind. The late emperor sent troops to besiege the Northern Han Dynasty, but there were too many casualties. Retaining elite soldiers, declaring to the outside world that they could not bear the wars suffered by the people of the Northern Han Dynasty, but internally telling the generals of the imperial guards that the imperial guards are the best in the world, and they do not want them to be harmed under a single city. One is that the subjects of the Northern Han Dynasty knew the heart of the late emperor to love the people, and they gradually had the intention of submitting to them; Swear allegiance to the Song Dynasty.” Taizong looked at Wang Jien and continued, “At that time, I asked, how can I subdue Yang Jiye, and Defang replied to me: The Northern Han Dynasty has come to an end, and we only need to attack its capital directly, and lead Yang Jiye away from the north and south. Taking advantage of the opportunity to capture Liu Jiyuan will expand the territory and win generals. Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty once said in a poem that when shooting people, shoot horses first, and when capturing thieves, first capture the king. Yang Jiye is a loyal minister. , and then use the mouth of his king to persuade him to surrender, Yang Jiye will definitely submit, so he will be a minister to Song Dynasty, as a minister, he should also be loyal to the emperor."

"Your Majesty, Xing Yuanyin means..."

"Yang Jiye is too loyal to the emperor. As long as Liu Jiyuan doesn't speak, he will swear to death." Taizong looked at Wang Jien, "so what Defang means is that capturing Liu Jiyuan can not only destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, but also use his mouth to let Yang Jiye return to the Song Dynasty, a subjugated country The king of the Song Dynasty will naturally obey my Da Song's words, so Yang Jiye can be subdued without any effort, and my Da Song will have another brave general, hehehe."

"His Royal Highness Xing Yuanyin really has the ability to govern the country, but he is already your majesty's subject, and he dare not disobey your words."

"Well, he is nothing to worry about, but the people around him..." Taizong thought for a while and said, "After I leave Beijing, you have to help me look after Defang, and you can't let him have frequent contact with Queen Song, let alone You can't let him come into contact with the veterans of the first emperor and those officers of the imperial army that he knew. Also, you have to keep an eye on the palace, especially those two children. With them, at least my younger brother and great nephew can feel a little bit better. concern."